NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Here at NTEN, we're keenly interested in this question. We need a culture change. As a sector, we're woefully behind when it comes to evaluation skills. Though it's catching on, we have a long way to go, and we can't be expected to report on our effectiveness when we don't have the skills to do so.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Here is a quick brainstorm of questions we could ask that might help networks reflect more effectively. Questions to Help Deep Reflection Occur. What skills and processes did you help people learn as part of this project? What skills and processes would you spend time on if you did this over again? In what ways?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, September 18, 2010 How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills Here is this weeks book recommendation. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? And, the eBook is free!

Skills 56

Skills Communication International Mentoring 56

Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 5, 2021

Now that you know how to place the right people in the right positions based on their skills to succeed, it is also important to ensure that you have implemented a governance model. Change Management: Managing the change within the project lifecycle or overall organization. Defining the “Rules of Engagement”.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010 Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 12, 2024

3 Sessions for Building Skills in Raiser’s Edge NXT Ask the Super Users: Raiser’s Edge NXT User Panel 3.0 Blackbaud experts share examples of how customers have successfully managed tech resistance and adoption and how you can, too. Here’s a list of Frequently Asked Questions. Ready to start planning? Need answers?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Friday, November 12, 2010 5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers I really like author Paul R. Timms advice to stop asking your customers the "typical" questions and instead ask them open-ended questions. These open-ended questions will let your customers really express their ideas, opinions and needs.

Question 45

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Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

Additionally, it should build on the unique skills and capabilities the organization brings to a community or field. In practice, this might mean considering where your nonprofit has a chance to grow, recognizing when ways of working need to adapt to changing conditions, or opting to rethink your mix of programs.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 9, 2010

Sunday, May 9, 2010 Ask These Five Questions If you are leading a business or a nonprofit organization, take the hour or two to read Peter F. Druckers book, The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization. The 100-plus page book, co-written with Jim Collins, Philip Kotler, James Kouzes, Judith Rodin, V.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 5 Questions To Ask At Your Next Employee Performance Review Here are five important questions you, as a manager and leader, should ask during employee performance reviews: What have I done to help - or hinder - your job performance? 5 Questions To Ask At Your Next Employee Performan.

Question 45

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 12, 2010

Monday, April 12, 2010 Build These Leadership Skills I had the pleasure of interviewing Overland Park, KS-based author Leigh Branham recently. Posted by Eric Jacobson at 8:01 PM Labels: Leadership Books , Leadership Skills , Management , Motivating Employees 1 comments: davidburkus said.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2009

Specifically around the question, "What it is in the culture of organizations that are able to make the shift that is different from organizations that cannot?" Traynor's piece is a reflection on how network leadership is different from more traditional leadership skills for leading organizations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 How Do You Answer These Leadership Questions? Open Leadership author Charlene Li reminds leaders to periodically ask themselves these "open leadership skills assessment" questions: Do I seek out and listen to different points of view? Thanks for these great questions, Charlene!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2010

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Play Team Sports To Build Leadership Skills Todays high school and college team sport athletes are learning leadership skills that will serve them well when they enter the workforce. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).

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Skills Leadership Team Build 40

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2023

If your organization needs to improve its grant writing skills, it is likely you are only going to seek grant writing consulting. A holistic provider may ask more probing questions than a traditional doctor. Changing systems from QuickBooks to Intacct is not going to solve a “bad reporting” issue.

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Nucleus

MARCH 2, 2021

of mainstream companies report that they continue to struggle with cultural challenges relating to organizational alignment, business processes, change management, communication, people skill sets, and resistance or lack of understanding to enable change. In the 2021 survey, 92.2% in 2012 to 65.0%

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

This short paragraph should answer questions such as: Why is this project worth doing? The problem statement should not presume a cause or prescribe a solution but should answer questions such as: What’s wrong or not meeting the needs of our stakeholders? Risks No change management undertaking is without its risks.

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fusionSpan

JANUARY 31, 2025

One of an organization’s most common questions when adopting a new technology is, “How do we introduce or accelerate its implementation effectively?” If you are still looking for the needed skills internally, consider recruiting externally to fill gaps.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 26, 2021

“We had some great dashboards out there that were being highly utilized, we had good business buy-in and excitement around analytics, but we still had a lot of questions around how to scale and improve.”. Now her team is helping the organization build skills and community, fostering a strong Data Culture built on a foundation of governance.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2011

The community manager has been around longer than you may think – and I'm not trying to be like Malcolm Gladwell by drawing (questionable) parallels to pre-Internet practices. Today's Community Manager had her start in the chat rooms and discussion/support forums of yesteryear. By Annaliese Hoehling, Publications Director, NTEN.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2023

Instead of getting a nod of understanding or an enthusiastic question about the mission of the organization, I got a blank stare and the response, “C…F…O…?” Another empty gaze, followed by a quick change of subject. Interview Question: Explain how you handle revenue recognition for multi-year restricted grants.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

They should then immediately follow that question with: “Should they be a qualified professional?” Too often, amateur accidental techies -- nonprofit staffers who have taught themselves technology skills -- find themselves in over their heads trying to develop databases, but forgetting to do business process modeling or change management.

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Professional Technology Nonprofit Consultant 74

Tableau

OCTOBER 26, 2021

“We had some great dashboards out there that were being highly utilized, we had good business buy-in and excitement around analytics, but we still had a lot of questions around how to scale and improve.”. Now her team is helping the organization build skills and community, fostering a strong Data Culture built on a foundation of governance.

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Analytics Government Culture Data 98

NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Kaufman described eight traits of a successful technology leader: Functional business orientation and communication skills Political savvy. Show functional business orientation and communication skills Show colleagues that you can think like they do. The soft skills are often the hardest to acquire. Know your users.

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Technology Oakland Skills Leadership 93

sgEngage

JULY 22, 2024

Here are five questions to consider as you start to update your grant application. As you review each question and process around your application, clearly define how it reflects your mission and your priorities. It should be a few questions, mainly checkboxes or dropdown lists, and should take a few minutes to complete.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2011

Yet, critics seem unduly preoccupied with tools and/or the use of metrics like open and click rates and contrast that with proven skills of movement building and civil disobedience. Managers need to make sure the right questions are being asked. Managers need to make sure the right questions are being asked.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

An example of positive feedback is : “Bob, your communications skills have dramatically improved over the past couple of months. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

A strong mentoring relationship allows the mentor and the mentee to develop new skills and talents, to build confidence, and to build self-awareness. When seeking out a mentor, think about these questions: 1. Does this person have the traits and skills I want to develop? Will the relationship have good personal chemistry?

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Mentoring Kansas City Leadership Skills 64

sgEngage

MAY 28, 2024

But there must also be a different way to understand the nonprofit CFO role, by asking what questions plague the minds, hearts, and souls of today’s nonprofit CFOs. One of the questions that you should always ask when you’re interacting with your program and development teams is, “How can finance help your department grow and maximize impact?”

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Roles Nonprofit Culture Leadership 102

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

So how do you hone that kind of skill? Here are some strategic ways to position yourself well to lead a technology change, and inspire people to want to do the things you want to do. Ask them questions and really listen to the answers. " when asked to take on a task or change a behavior. Talk to your colleagues.

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Change Tech Leadership Demonstration 78

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers How To Produce An Effective Company Blog Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour ► October (11) How To Write Your Company's Core Values How To Be A Green Leader Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Lead.

Leadership 53

Leadership Communication Mentoring Kansas City 53

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Brown recently wrote in Smart Companies Thinking Bigger magazine, that you should “ask a group of current, former and potential customers the following questions:" If you’re a current or former customer, why did you start using us? What have we done in the past to make your biggest challenges more difficult?

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Gyrus

MARCH 2, 2021

By the 1900s, there were corporation schools where production workers could gain the necessary skills needed to work at facilities. Gyrus is one of the most popular and valued platforms that offers competent learning management systems competent learning management systems for your employees to enhance their learning abilities and skills.

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Gyrus

MARCH 2, 2021

By the 1900s, there were corporation schools where production workers could gain the necessary skills needed to work at facilities. Gyrus is one of the most popular and valued platforms that offers competent learning management systems competent learning management systems for your employees to enhance their learning abilities and skills.

Train 52

Train Training Roles Process 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers How To Produce An Effective Company Blog Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour ► October (11) How To Write Your Company's Core Values How To Be A Green Leader Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Lead.

Mentoring 58

Mentoring Tips Kansas City Leadership 58

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers How To Produce An Effective Company Blog Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour ► October (11) How To Write Your Company's Core Values How To Be A Green Leader Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Lead.

Survey 59

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Bloomerang

JULY 29, 2024

Also, you can quickly view volunteer information such as skills, preferences, and qualifications to assess which roles will be the best fit for each volunteer. Features The Bloomerang Volunteer mobile app makes managing and communicating with volunteers simple. Manage check-ins from a mobile device and automatically track attendance.

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